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Mitole, who had a pair of very impressive stakes winners last weekend, kept his hot streak going Wednesday at the OBS Spring 2-year-old sale with hip No. 363 selling for $380,000. The chestnut filly was consigned by Tom McCrocklin, agent and bred by Rustlewood Farm. Glassman LLC, Leon Ellman, and… Read More

Yaupon’s first crop of 2-year-olds are among the most sought-after at the OBS Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in Training, with the latest coming Wednesday when hip No. 585 brought a winning bid of $1.3 million, the third-highest price paid of the session. Through the first two days of the four-day… Read More

Wednesday’s session of the OBS Spring 2-year-olds in Training Sale featured several seven-figure sellers, including a $1.4 million Into Mischief colt that ended as the second-highest price of the day. Kings Equine, Agent I consigned the colt for breeders Scott and Evan Dilworth & Randy Andrews. Catalogued as hip No. Read More

The April 15-18 OBS 2-year-old sale kicked off Tuesday with a banner day for Vekoma when hip No. 246 sold for $600,000 to Case Clay Thoroughbred Management. The day would finish with the gray/roan being the second-highest price paid for a colt of the session. Consigned by Thorostock LLC, the… Read More

Authentic’s hip No. 234 hammered for $500,000 during the first session of the April 15-18 OBS Spring 2-year-old sale, one of the top five prices paid for a filly during the opening day of the central Florida auction. Consigned by Grassroots Training & Sales LLC, agent, the filly worked a… Read More

A pair of 2-year-olds from the first crop of By My Standards surpassed the $100,000 mark during Tuesday’s opening session of the OBS April sale, with hip No. 46, the first offering by his sire, bringing $170,000. Consigned by Triple C. Sales, agent, the colt went to West Point Thoroughbreds. Read More

Maximus Mischief, the leading Third-Crop sire of 2025, had an excellent opening day of the April 15-18 OBS 2-year-olds in Training sale, topped by $385,000 colt. Hip No. 244, named Maximus Empire, was consigned by Cardozo’s Brothers and sold to Dutch Girl Holdings & Irving Ventures, Michae Pender, agent. The… Read More

Among the first 2-year-old offerings during Tuesday’s opening session of the OBS April sale from the first crop of Yaupon was a filly that sold for $525,000 to Spendthrift Farm. Consigned by Tom McCrocklin, agent and catalogued as hip No. 243, the filly was bred in Kentucky by Mark Allen… Read More

Booth captured the $500,000 Count Fleet H. (G3) Saturday at Oaklawn, a race his sire Mitole won as well during his 4-year-old championship season of 2019. Booth, as was Mitole, is trained by Steve Asmussen and is owned by William and Corinne Heiligbrodt. Booth has more to accomplish to match… Read More

Shisospicy sprinted to a front-running victory in the $300,000 Limestone S. April 11 at Keeneland to give the 3-year-old daughter of Mitole her first stakes win. The gray/roan filly is Mitole’s fourth stakes winner this year and his 12th lifetime. Mitole was the champion First-Crop sire of 2023 and is… Read More

Extra Anejo became the 84th lifetime graded stakes winner for Into Mischief with a stellar effort in Tuesday’s Commonwealth S. (G3) at Keeneland. The 5-year-old, who was making his first start since last September, was at his best after the near seven-month layoff. He broke very quickly from post 10… Read More

Positano Sunset split horses in midstretch on her way to a one-length victory in Tuesday’s $650,000 Madison S. (G1) at Keeneland, giving the daughter of Goldencents her first graded stakes win. The 5-year-old, who won the 2023 Audubon S., turned in a career-best performance in the seven-furlong Madison. She broke… Read More